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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Locates malfunctions in telephone or telegraph lines, using switchboard composed of electrical testing instruments, and coordinates maintenance crew's work to remove malfunction: Tests lines to find cause and location of malfunction, using switchboard equipped with audible and visual alarms and electrical testing devices, such as voltmeter and resistance meter. Reports nature of trouble to inside and outside maintenance crews and directs and coordinates trouble-clearing activities. May dispatch maintenance crews to malfunctioning area. May contact subscribers to investigate reported trouble. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: TROUBLE LOCATOR, TEST DESK |
| Specialty definitions using "TROUBLE LOCATOR, TEST DESK": FRAME WIRER. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 52 4F 55 42 4C 45 4C 4F 43 41 54 4F 52 2C 54 45 53 54 44 45 53 4B |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01010010 01001111 01010101 01000010 01001100 01000101 00100000 01001100 01001111 01000011 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010100 01000101 01010011 01010100 00100000 01000100 01000101 01010011 01001011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T R O U B L E   L O C A T O R ,   T E S T   D E S K |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0052 004F 0055 0042 004C 0045 004C 004F 0043 0041 0054 004F 0052 002C 0054 0045 0053 0054 0044 0045 0053 004B |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5452495536463924649373554495214254395354238395345 |
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